%0 Journal Article
%@ 18761100
%A Muniandy, M.
%A Sulaiman, S.
%D 2015
%F scholars:6422
%I Springer Verlag
%J Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
%K Design; Transportation, Computer users; Efficient designs; Exploratory studies; Interface designs; Learning process; Mental model; Touch sensation; User-centric designs, Human rehabilitation equipment
%P 925-938
%R 10.1007/978-3-319-07674-4₈₇
%T An exploratory study on blind users� mental model in computer accessibility
%U https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/6422/
%V 315
%X The growing needs in the area of HCI has led to many new researches focusing on user-centric design, investigating the problems faced by a computer user and ways to produce an effective yet efficient design. Often, designers need to acquire the knowledge and the experience of the users to produce a good interface design. This can be referred as a wise exploitation of user�s mental model. The paper serves as a preliminary study which explores the mental model of blind users as a contribution in improving the accessibility of computer applications. Based on the blind user�s perception, imagination and interpretation, the study indicates that touch sensation plays an important role in improving the representation of a computer application to them. Associating touch sensation with information familiar to the blind users enhances the learning process. © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015.
%Z cited By 2; Conference of 1st International Conference on Communication and Computer Engineering, ICOCOE 2014 ; Conference Date: 20 May 2014 Through 21 May 2014; Conference Code:111229